# Main - Euclidean Kick and Metal Percussion - SignalPath Patch: [[Patches/Main/Main - Euclidean Kick and Metal Percussion]] Build: [[Patches/Main/Main - Euclidean Kick and Metal Percussion - Build|Build]] ## Overview The Mother-32 keeps time and pitches the metal, the Disting writes two Euclidean patterns, Plaits is the kick and Rings is the metal. Shades mixes them, Beads is a small room, and the A-540 sends it out. ```mermaid flowchart LR M32C[Mother-32 ASSIGN clock] --> D[Disting H-5 Euclidean] D -- "pattern 1" --> P[Plaits kick] D -- "pattern 2" --> R[Rings metal] M32P[Mother-32 KB] --> R P --> Sh[Shades mix] R --> Sh Sh --> B[Beads room] B -- "L / R" --> O[A-540 line out] linkStyle 0 stroke:#2a9d3a,stroke-width:3px linkStyle 1 stroke:#d62828,stroke-width:3px linkStyle 2 stroke:#d62828,stroke-width:3px linkStyle 3 stroke:#9e9e9e,stroke-width:3px linkStyle 4 stroke:#e0b800,stroke-width:3px linkStyle 5 stroke:#e0b800,stroke-width:3px linkStyle 6 stroke:#e0b800,stroke-width:3px linkStyle 7 stroke:#e0b800,stroke-width:3px ``` **Cable colors:** [[Cable Colors]] after [Learning Modular](https://learningmodular.com/choosing-patch-cables/): ⚪ Gray 1 V/oct · 🔵 Blue modulation · 🟡 Yellow audio · 🔴 Red gates/triggers · 🟢 Green clock/sync · ⚫ Black external ## Why the kick is four-on-the-floor Disting H-5 Dual Euclidean Patterns is clocked from the Mother-32 ASSIGN output, which defaults to the sequencer clock. Pattern 1 is 4 pulses in 16 steps, so Plaits gets a trigger on the quarter notes. Plaits is on the analog bass drum model, frequency low, a short decay, and the TIMBRE, FM and MORPH attenuverters at noon so the internal envelope does not start moving them. ## Why the metal lands oddly Pattern 2 is 5 or 7 pulses on the same 16 steps, so Rings is strummed off the kick. Rings is a modal resonator at polyphony 2, with STRUCTURE past noon for metal and DAMPING before noon for short hits. Turn Disting Z while it runs to change the hit count. ## Why the metal changes pitch The Mother-32's KB output, driven by an 8-step pattern, goes to Rings V/OCT. VOLUME stays fully down, so you hear the kick and the metal, not the Mother-32's own voice. ## Why the room is small Shades mixes the hot Plaits kick (channel 1 as the brake) with Rings, and that mix goes into Beads. DRY/WET and REVERB sit before noon, feedback off. It is a room, not a cloud. ## Short version The Disting is the drum machine, Plaits and Rings are the kit, and the Mother-32 only conducts.